GB2494444B - Drive arrangement for a mobile robot - Google Patents

Drive arrangement for a mobile robot

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GB2494444B
GB2494444B GB1115605.6A GB201115605A GB2494444B GB 2494444 B GB2494444 B GB 2494444B GB 201115605 A GB201115605 A GB 201115605A GB 2494444 B GB2494444 B GB 2494444B
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mobile robot
drive arrangement
wheel
linkage member
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Mark Stamford Vanderstegen-Drake
Paul Joshua Bott
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Dyson Technology Ltd
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Priority to ES12751599.7T priority patent/ES2683018T3/en
Priority to EP12751599.7A priority patent/EP2753484B1/en
Priority to KR1020147008884A priority patent/KR101613106B1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2012/052059 priority patent/WO2013034884A1/en
Priority to AU2012306142A priority patent/AU2012306142B2/en
Priority to JP2012213123A priority patent/JP5667611B2/en
Priority to US13/608,656 priority patent/US20130087393A1/en
Priority to CN201210333342.6A priority patent/CN102990666B/en
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Priority to JP2014205503A priority patent/JP5970732B2/en
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Abstract

A drive arrangement suitable for a mobile robot and particularly for an autonomous surface treating appliance. The drive arrangement comprises a drive housing adapted to be mounted on a chassis of a mobile robot and includes a drive motor operatively connected to a drive shaft having a drive axis. The drive arrangement further comprises a linkage member rotatably mounted to the drive housing about a pivot axis, a first wheel carried by the drive shaft, a second wheel carried by the linkage member, and means for transmitting drive from the first wheel to the second wheel.
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PCT/GB2012/052059 WO2013034884A1 (en) 2011-09-09 2012-08-22 Drive arrangement for a mobile robot
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